A full day Colloquium was organised at the CBD COP11 in Hyderabad, India, on the
Role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Conserved Territories and Areas in
Achieving the Aichi Targets. The colloquium agenda was framed around the key lessons
and recommendations emerging from a study conducted by the ICCA Consortium,
coordinated by the Indian NGO Kalpavriksh. This study, published by the CBD
Secretariat as its Technical Series 64, titled “Recognising and Supporting Indigenous
Peoples and Local Community Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCAs)”, was released
by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the CBD. Read more.